Suspenders



Aug, 21', 1923.

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Application filed March: 7, 1922. Serial No. 541,871;

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Be it known that I,.VA IT1\IAN DEvnn, Connnn, va citizen of the Unlted States of an elastic connection for'suspendersandthe like. v 1 v v i The invention has for its principal-object the provision of an end portion "for suspenders and kindred supports-embodying a resilient spring construction which affords the requisite elasticity and which, therefore, provides for the employment of inelast1c webbing in the body portions of the article. A further object is to provide an end structure for suspenders in which the necessary elasticity is'afforded by coil springs disposed in loosely embracing relation to a cord, and in which the opposite ends of said cord are rigidly held by an improved form of clamp.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in the features of construction hereinafter described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in

which Figure 1 is a front elevation of an attaching end of a suspender, partially broken away, illustrating my invention; Figure 2 is a longitudinal section on line 22, Fig. 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged side elevation of the clamp;

Figure 4 is a lan view of the cord-spacing member, enlarged; and

Figure 5 is a lower end view of the clamp in open cord-receiving condition. 7

Referring to said drawings, 1 indicates a webbing of inelastic material which is doubled upon itself and has its upper ends stitched together and preferably suspended by a supporting loop or ring 2 formed of wire. The lateral edges of the parallel members of the webbing are preferably stitched together, forming an enclosed pocket 3, but this lateral stitching may be omitted if desired; and provided in the webbing at the lower end of said pocket are holes or eyelets 4.

Extending upward into the pocket through the eyelets & are the substantially parallel membersv of a1 doubled or looped cord 5 which has vmounted thereon below said pocketa suitable metal connector or clip, I as 6, embodying a runner 7 7 that has'slidable 6 therethrough the usual runner cord 8.

The'upper ends ofthe looped eord5 are: received'within and are rigidly held by the downwardly extending opposite end portions 9* of a tubular yoke or clamp 9. Said clamp ismadeof a sheet-metal blankand 1 is ofxsubstantially U-shape, inverted, withan annular rib-like abutment or'crimp 10 Q formed midway of'the cross member there of. The cord endsare inserted within the? clamp while the latter is in. theopen form shown in Fig. 5, following which the clamp is closed into tight-gripping relation to said ends by means of a closing-die or other suitable tool.

Disposed in loosely encircling relation to each of the parallel members of the cord 5 is a spiral compression spring 11 which has its upper end seated in abutting relation to the crimp or abutmentclO of the clamp 9 and has its lower end resting upon a loop-like eye portion 12 formed upon the adjacent end of a bar 12,'-'-preferably formed of wire, whereby said cord members are maintained in relatively spaced relation, said bar being seated on the lower end of the pocket 3 with the eye portions. thereof in register with the eyelets l.

Due to the vertical arrangement of the opposite members of the clamp, the springs are at all times maintained substantially ve'rtical-that is to say, are prevented from unduly spreading apart to the extent that they protrude from the sides of the pocket when the side stitching is omitted. This ob- 9 viously allows the employment of springs of greater length than is permitted by prior suspender constructions of this general type, with a resultant increase in the elas ticity of the suspender.

What is claimed is 1. A suspender comprising a pocket having eyelet openings in the bottom thereof, a looped cord having its opposite end portions directed upward through said openings, a tubular sheet-metal clamp of inverted-U-shape connecting the upper ends of said cord, and spiral compression springs encircling said end portions of the cord and the adjacent ends of said clamp. 110

2. A suspender comprising a pocket havj ing eyelet openings in the bottom thereof,

a looped cord having its opposite end portions directed upward through said openings, a tubular sheet-metal clamp of inverted-U-shape connecting the upper ends of said cord, and spiral compression springs encircling said end portions of the cord, said clamp having thereon an annular enlargement against which the ends of said springs abut.

3. A suspender comprising a pocket having eyelet openings in the bottom thereof, a looped cord having its opposite end portions directed upward through said openings, a tubular sheet-metal clamp connecting the upper ends of said cord, said clamp being of inverted-U shape with an annular outstanding crimp formed midway between its ends, and a spiral compression loosely encircling each of said end portions of the cord, said spring being seated at the bottom of said pocket and having its upper end disposed in abutting relation to the crimp of the clamp.

4. A suspender comprising a pocket having eyelet openings in the bottom thereof, a spacing bar resting upon the bottom of said pocket and having eye portions in reg ister with said eyelet openings, a looped cord having its looped portion located outside said pocket and having its end portions di-' ing formed thereon a centrally disposed abutment, and springs looselyembracing the end portions of the cord and the terminal of said tubular member, said springs having their lower ends ,restingupon the eye portions of said bar and their upper ends abutting said abutment of said member;

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature a in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

VVAITMAN DEVEB CORDER.

Witnesses:

J. F; HEWITT, FRANK CHRrsTom-mn; 

